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this incredible video from felix baumgartner's jump from space from his point of view. baumgartner broke the record for highest base jump on sunday leeping from a balloon 24 miles up. the man known as fearless felix broke the sound barrier, reaching speeds of more than 830 miles per hour. can you imagine free falling at those speeds? i'd lose my lunch. i'd probably lose a couple of other things. >> i wonder if he was screaming. you know how on a roller coaster there's this constant -- >> he seems calm, though. i think he was probably really focused. maybe he wasn't screaming. i'd be screaming. >> here's a live look out over the nation's capital. 51 degrees outside our studios. colder in other places. >> it really is. >>> in our hometown forecast, we take a trip to southern maryland to waldorf in charles county, whereby 6:30 it's only going to be around 40 degrees. by the lunch hour, we'll be into the low 60s, including waldorf and charles county. the entire region hour by hour, here's how things are looking. a cold start but thankfully a calm wind by the lunch hour, low
this incredible video from felix baumgartner's jump from space from his point of view. baumgartner broke the record for highest base jump on sunday leeping from a balloon 24 miles up. the man known as fearless felix broke the sound barrier, reaching speeds of more than 830 miles per hour. can you imagine free falling at those speeds? i'd lose my lunch. i'd probably lose a couple of other things. >> i wonder if he was screaming. you know how on a roller coaster there's this constant --...
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it shows another view of felix baumgartner's record jump, this time from his point of view. he set the record leaping from a balloon 24 miles up. the man known as fearless felix also broke the sound barrier, reaching speeds of more than 830 miles per hour. >> i guess red bull really does give you wings, or something like that. they sponsored the whole thing. it's pretty cool. that video, you never get tired of him touching down and taking a walk like that. >> the soft landing. but the free fall. i don't know how you maintain control and not lose your mind if you're going that fast. >> if there was a microphone inside that suit, you can only wonder what he might have been screaming. >> 5:41. time for weather and traffic on the ones. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with the forecast. >> actually, the first half of that fall, there's hardly any air. there's no sense you're going that fast. you're kind of floating. then you hit the atmosphere, and you sense it. >>> rummage through the closet for your winter coat. hometown forecast, prince george's county, suitland, low 40
it shows another view of felix baumgartner's record jump, this time from his point of view. he set the record leaping from a balloon 24 miles up. the man known as fearless felix also broke the sound barrier, reaching speeds of more than 830 miles per hour. >> i guess red bull really does give you wings, or something like that. they sponsored the whole thing. it's pretty cool. that video, you never get tired of him touching down and taking a walk like that. >> the soft landing. but...
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red bull released video from a camera attached to felix baumgartner as he hurdled to the earth. the man known as fearless felix also broke the sound barrier reaching speeds of more than 830 miles per hour. >> apparently, he left his iphone in the balloon. not going to get that one back. sorry, buddy. >> no. >> let's turn to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. time for weather and traffic on the ones at 6:51. >>> it's a cold start this morning. we've got a beautiful sunrise under way. sun's coming up at 7:20. we will have temperatures around the region. certainly looking more like autumn. look at this gorgeous photo sent in yesterday overlooking the shenandoah valley sent in by one of our viewers to weather@nbcwashington.com. gorgeous autumn color coming on strong as well as individual trees right around washington. if you have beautiful color on your street, send me a photo, and we'll put it on tv. we'll share it onlip too. look at that beautiful sunrise under way over the potomac river. live view from our hd 4 city camera. right now partly cloudy. 39 at reagan national. a c
red bull released video from a camera attached to felix baumgartner as he hurdled to the earth. the man known as fearless felix also broke the sound barrier reaching speeds of more than 830 miles per hour. >> apparently, he left his iphone in the balloon. not going to get that one back. sorry, buddy. >> no. >> let's turn to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. time for weather and traffic on the ones at 6:51. >>> it's a cold start this morning. we've got a...
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. >>> and an austrian sky diver, felix baumgartner, jumped from 24 miles up and reached speeds of more than 3,300 miles per hour before landing safely in the new mexico desert. check out this landing, perfection. baumgartner used a special capsule to travel up into the stratosphere. he wore a high tech suit to shield himself on the way down. he had a mission control team there you can see on the ground monitoring his every move. >> when i was standing there on top of the world, you became so humble. you want to come back alive. because you do not want to die from your parents, your girlfriend. >> baumgartner broke a free fall record that had been on the books since the 1960s. just for added perspective, he jumped from a height three times higher than the cruising altitude for commercial jet liners. >> and then such a soft landing. you see there. he literally walked onto the ground at that point. >> it's unreal. i can't believe he did this. >> we said last week why? why would you do it? you kind of see it there. it's a part of history. >> really? i so wouldn't go ther it is a big deal,
. >>> and an austrian sky diver, felix baumgartner, jumped from 24 miles up and reached speeds of more than 3,300 miles per hour before landing safely in the new mexico desert. check out this landing, perfection. baumgartner used a special capsule to travel up into the stratosphere. he wore a high tech suit to shield himself on the way down. he had a mission control team there you can see on the ground monitoring his every move. >> when i was standing there on top of the world,...
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. >>> daredevil felix baumgartner is set to try a 23 mile high skydive. baumgartner will jump out of a balloon over new mexico and be freefalling at speeds around 700 miles per hour. in addition to this record-setting jump he could break the sound barrier. baumgartner has set records for highest parachute jump from a building and also the lowest b.a.s.e. jump in the world. >> break the sound barrier, also he could break his neck. >> the man could seriously injure himself. >> that's roughly the distance from d.c. center to dulles airport. he's going to jump and fall. >> takes all kinds. >>> 4:41. storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson to tell us about the forecast. >> hey, there, guys. yesterday, did you know we only hit 55 degrees? that was it. it definitely was a november-type day for us. and today, we're going to be warmer by about 5 degrees and i will take that. in fact, this morning we don't have any 30s showing up as was the case today of yesterday. it's mid 40s throughout from adamants morgan 48. laurel and brandy wine 45. spotsylvania 46 a loo
. >>> daredevil felix baumgartner is set to try a 23 mile high skydive. baumgartner will jump out of a balloon over new mexico and be freefalling at speeds around 700 miles per hour. in addition to this record-setting jump he could break the sound barrier. baumgartner has set records for highest parachute jump from a building and also the lowest b.a.s.e. jump in the world. >> break the sound barrier, also he could break his neck. >> the man could seriously injure himself....
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felix baumgartner became the first sky diver to break the sound barrier. he jumped from 24 miles up and reached speeds of more than 833 miles per hour before landing safely. baumgartner used a special capsule to travel up into the stratosphere. he wore a high tech suit to shield himself on the way down. he also had a mission control team on the ground monitoring his every move. >> when i was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble. you want to come back alive, you know, because you do not want to die from your parents, your girlfriend. >> baumgartner broke a record that had been on the books since the 1960s. just for an added perspective, he jumped from a height three times higher than the cruising altitude for commercial jet liners. incredible. >> and made a perfect landing. right on his feet and does a little run for you. no problem. how about that? >> incredible. >>> now to the space shuttle "endeavour," which has also broken the sound barrier dozens of times, but its final journey won't be breaking any speed records. it took that shutt
felix baumgartner became the first sky diver to break the sound barrier. he jumped from 24 miles up and reached speeds of more than 833 miles per hour before landing safely. baumgartner used a special capsule to travel up into the stratosphere. he wore a high tech suit to shield himself on the way down. he also had a mission control team on the ground monitoring his every move. >> when i was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble. you want to come back alive, you know,...
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felix baumgartner, you saw him there, he jumped from 24 miles up. he reached speeds of more than 833 miles per hour before he did this. landed safely back on earth. baumgartner used a special capsule to travel up into the stratosphere. he wore a high tech suit to shield himself on the way down. during part of the fall, baumgartner's visor fogged up, and he started tumbling in air. it took him a minute to right himself. fortunately, he had a mission control team on the ground, monitoring his every move. >> let me tell you, when i was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble, you do not think about breaking records, you do not think about gaining scientific data. the only thing you want is you want to come back alive. >> i bet. baumgartner broke a freefall record that had been on the books since the 1960s. and just to add a little perspective here for you, he jumped from a height three times higher than the normal cruising altitude for a commercial jetlipjetli liner. so the rest of us will never, ever get there. >> it's hard to believe
felix baumgartner, you saw him there, he jumped from 24 miles up. he reached speeds of more than 833 miles per hour before he did this. landed safely back on earth. baumgartner used a special capsule to travel up into the stratosphere. he wore a high tech suit to shield himself on the way down. during part of the fall, baumgartner's visor fogged up, and he started tumbling in air. it took him a minute to right himself. fortunately, he had a mission control team on the ground, monitoring his...
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daredevil felix bomb gardner will go out of this world to attempt a new record. he is set to try a 23 mile-high skydive. he will jump out of a balloon over new mexico and will be free falling at speeds around 700 miles per hour. in addition to this record-setting jump he could also break the sound barrier. he has set records for highest parachute jump from a building and also the lowest base jump in the world. good luck. >>> well, don't make a wild animal angry. that's the lesson one guy in the u.k. learned the hard way. this happened in a park in west london. as you can see the stag there clearly after the park visitor who got a little too close to the herd. the man ended up climbing up a tree. on lookers called police who helped him back deer. it's mating season which makes deer more aggressive is that -- wow. >> that's not smoke. >> do you see the antlers on this guy? don't mess with the stag. >> especially during mating season. >>> 6:26 is your time. we have breaking news this morning. power problems creating some major problems for travelers. >>> and it's a
daredevil felix bomb gardner will go out of this world to attempt a new record. he is set to try a 23 mile-high skydive. he will jump out of a balloon over new mexico and will be free falling at speeds around 700 miles per hour. in addition to this record-setting jump he could also break the sound barrier. he has set records for highest parachute jump from a building and also the lowest base jump in the world. good luck. >>> well, don't make a wild animal angry. that's the lesson one...
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felix baumgartner from austria will head 23 miles up to attempt the highest parachute jump ever. he'll jump out of a balloon over new mexico and will freefall at speeds of 700 miles per hour. that's just crazy. he's trained for this jump by practicing at heights of 13 and 18 miles high. by comparison, a boeing 747 flies only at 2 1/2 miles up. if you're flying higher than a boeing 747, something is not right. >> you're not supposed to do that. >> no, you're not, it's not safe. >> it will take him three hours to fall, basically, from the edge of space. >> falling for three hours? the mother in me, it's giving me a lot of anxiety >> god bless you. >> >> 5:26. getting a boost. how big an impact mitt romney's debate performance is having on the upcoming election. >>> why a woman accused of running an unlicensed day care is facing more charges this morning. >>> it definitely feels like fall this morning. this is what we're waking up to. what you can expect along the sun rises with weather and traffic on the 1s. >>> looking at the stories making headline is a the 5:29, friends and fami
felix baumgartner from austria will head 23 miles up to attempt the highest parachute jump ever. he'll jump out of a balloon over new mexico and will freefall at speeds of 700 miles per hour. that's just crazy. he's trained for this jump by practicing at heights of 13 and 18 miles high. by comparison, a boeing 747 flies only at 2 1/2 miles up. if you're flying higher than a boeing 747, something is not right. >> you're not supposed to do that. >> no, you're not, it's not safe....